Stevens v. Gilliam

Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.

This is a suit by a lawyer for his fee. Many extraneous matters have been brought into the record and the briefs, some going back as far as 1927; but we will attempt to present the contested issues in their simplest form.

Stevens and several other parties were interested in a judgment previously obtained against Martin. Stevens had a definite percentage interest in the judgment. Gilliam represented some of the other parties who had an interest in the judgment, and Stevens employed Gilliam to also represent him. Gilliam filed a proceeding in the Ouachita Chancery Court,…